Time difference between Saint Croix and Beijing
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Saint Croix.
Local time in both cities
Saint Croix · U.S. Virgin Islands
11:59
Beijing · China
23:59
ChinaBeijing is 12 hours ahead of Saint Croix.
same day
Time zones
| Saint Croix | America/St_Thomas · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Saint Croix does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-04:00 all year.
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Saint Croix. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Saint Croix (source) | Beijing (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 11:00 next day |
Other common differences from Saint Croix
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Saint Croix and Beijing right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Saint Croix uses America/St_Thomas and Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Saint Croix; the right column is the local time in Beijing at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.